Life with out Cell phone!!!

It is not impossible though!!!

People use to have a good life, in times when cell phone were not invented, i.e. most of the known and unknow history of mankind. But for last few years we have seen man getting dependent on cell phone to an extent that with out a cell phone life seems to take a sudden U Turn to 19th century.

Two times in two months, i.e. from 4th Feb'09 to 10th Feb'09 and then from 17th March'09 till today, i was with out a contact Number, reason being i lost my cell phone. The first time i lost was while i was travelling from Agra to Delhi and second time when i was shopping in Delhi. Both the time i could not believe that actually the cell phone got stollen from my pocket. Hats off for the talent these pick pocketers have, really amazing. You will not believe till you do not experience yourself, Hope you do!!! 

It is mandatory to block the number to avoid any misuse, and to save yourself from future consequenses. WHich is in itself a troublesome process, i called up Airtel Customer service told them the whole story how i lost the cell phone, but he could not help me anyways, as the number was from Agra and i was in Delhi, but he did give me an advise that i should register a complaint with the police so as to block the number easily. SO at first convenience i walked in a police station and narrated the whole incendent but they simply refused to lodge a FIR, giving all the attitude as i was responsible for the loss. After I gave up on them and was walking out, one of the policeman, gave me an advise, that instead of filing complaint for Theft of cell phone simply go ahead with report loss of cell phone in some area. I followed what he said and to my surprise my job was done, all i had to do was to write an application mentioning that i lost my cell phone on my way home. They acknowledge my application and handed me a copy of the application. I scanned the copy and emailed it to my friend in Agra, he on my behalf submitted the same with the Airtel Customer sevice and blocked my sim card and issued me a new sim with the same number. Which i received on 10 Feb'09.

Now the next time when i lost my cell phone i straight away went to police station with the application and my job was done again with no problem. This time there was a new problem. To get the new sim card with the same number i called up my friend in Idea cellular he promissed to give me a complimentary sim without any fee om order to get a free sim i had to wait for some time before i could get one. So it took good 10 days. 

16 days i felt that though life become tough with out a cell phone. At the same time in absense of cell phone you are at peace with yourself. No calls for credit cards, dialer tones, home loans, etc, No sms received with jokes, shayaris, offers, etc. No calls from people you don't want to talk to. No wrong numbers. And  you can do anything at anytime without any disturbance at your wish. 

You actually say, "Instead of being governed by time you can actually govern time".

Its really a wonderfull to live a life with out cell phone.

Try to try it!!!

Back to roots........

Let me start by saying that I have seen many ups and downs in my 28 years of life, i learnt more when going was tough than when going was easy.

I left Agra after my 12th in the year 1999 after 18 years since i was born. Then on, i travelled to different places like Lucknow, Allahabad, Aligarh, Hydrabad, Noida, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Chennai. When i was in Agra i wanted to go out and face the world on my own. I use to call Agra as "Aa Gira" so always wanted get up from there and move on to some other place.

On my journeys i learnt many things which education can never teach, that is management of every type, from money to time, from resource to people, from PR to HR. I say this because i am not a MBA, and do not believe in it. I have worked with HCL Technologies BPO services in Noida,  Parsec Loans in Gurgaon and Adventity in Mumbai. All these places were very different from each other but the problems you face there are more or less same.

The very first problem you face is to get an accomodation, and if you are a bachelor then your expirience will be double bitter and if you are muslim then the intensity goes 3 times and if you want to live alone you are in big Q/A session with brokers and landlords. in my case i had all the 4 situations clubed together, so you can not even imagine what i had to go through, to fine a decent accomodation. I really learnt it the hard way. 

Then second task ahead of you is to arrange for your fooding which again is a trouble, you have few options to try, first is to find a hotel or  tiffin service which provide you food but the quality and quantity both are not satisfactory so you obviously can not depend on them for long. Option number 2 is to set up a kitchen in your flat, this option invite more trouble then anything so if you are ready to take it only then think of it else rule this option out. Thirdly you can look for some aunty in neighbourhood who can be of great help, but the probablity of finding such aunty is very less, so if you find it you are lucky.

Third problem is even more complex, that is to maintain good relationship with your neighbours, when they already have preconceived idea about bachelors, they are not welcome. They will do everything to stimulate you to make a wrong move and then they can pounce at you. So beware of your neighbours. The best way is to practice disipline and Gandhigiri.

I am sure you will not welcome any further trouble but as they say "There will be no mercy". You still have to do for what you are here, yes!!! Work. That is the only thing you enjoy as that pays. 

After living this life for good 9 years, i decided to be back to where I started from, Agra. So moral of the story is "No mater how high you fly but the truth is you are tied to the ground".

Soon you realise better for you!!!

Life is what happens to you when you are busy planing something else!!!

People normally belief that planning is must for any task you do... no doubt about it.

But sometime you just have to give up the plans and do what already has been planned by someone else... yes that someone is Life.

following is my 2nd time expirience....

After spending 3 years and 8 months working for 3 different companies, i finaly decided to come back home to do something close to my parent.  Clueless of what i will be doing i resigned on 13th November'08, flew back to Delhi and then went to Agra by road.

Got a mixed reaction from family and friends. family was concerned about the libilities i had in my name and friends were surprised that at the time when people want to hold their jobs and wait until recession is over i am going against the tide and want to start a business, that too with out knowing what business.

But the truth was that i was sick of working for other and wanted to do something for myself being close to my family, that was a well thought decision at that point of time.

After spending some qaulity time with my parents, i started to organise the house for new establishment I also started exploring the market to know what best i can do  in Agra, one month passed by just like that. On 6th December'08 i left for Lucknow to attend one of my friend's marriage, that was again a very good expirience, i came back on 15th December'08. 

 and to my surprize i found that my Mother is suffering from Esophageal Cancer and that was where everything came to a halt.

Then we  decided that we will not waste any further time and take her to AIIMS for the treatment as that is the best hospital. Though the hospital was very good but the number of patient they entertain is way beyond my imagination. It took almost 8 hours before we could meet the doctor. On 29th December'08 we got some test done to confirm the Cancer was Malignant and then some more test and again some more test. Only after one month of testing and meetings with the doctor we got her finaly admitted to AIIMS on 4th Feb'09. I decided that except me no one can take care of her properly, as my sister is working and she is a single parent herself and my father obviously can not do all the nursing the way it should be done. I was with her all the time at AIIMS. Doctors informed us that they will operate her on 25th feb'09 till then she had to keep her weight stable as she was completely on liquid diet through a pipe inserted from nose. After the operation she spent 40 hours in ICU and we could see her only once in a day. She came out of ICU that was a great sign of relief. Finally she was discharged on 12th March'09 after spending 37 days at AIIMS.

Now we have to visit the AIIMS on 20th March'09 for routine check up. Doctor are waiting for pathology report to decide further treatment. 

We are now indecisive about whether to go back to Agra or to wait in Delhi. Untill doctors do not give a green go. 

With what thought i left my job and what i  had to do after leaving the job. I think that was not question of choice but matter of destiny...

So in life sometime you do thing naturaly without planing... because that has already been written.